Ramsey Wilson

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Ramsey Ozell Wilson was born October 20, 1884^[1][2] in Anderson, Georgia. Founded in 1843, the hamlet of Anderson was known as Anderson Station until the post office was established in November 1855. The government then changed the name of the station from "Anderson" to "Andersonville" in order to avoid confusion with the post office in Anderson, S.C. As late as 1900 the locals and census workers continued to use the name of Anderson paring it with the town of Maysville.^[3] Ramsey's parent's were James Andrew Wilson (abt.1861-1936) and Mary Jane (Palmer) Wilson (1861-1917).^[4][5] He had six brothers and sisters. On the 7th of April 1907, in the neighboring town of Gainesville, Ramsey married Henrietta (Cox) Wilson (aft.1887-1963) of South Carolina.^[6] The couple had four sons:^[7][8][9]

1. Guy Ferdinando Wilson (1908-1972)
2. Roy Ozell Wilson (1910-1974)
3. James Edward Wilson (1913-1985)
4. Edgar Riley Wilson (1916-2007)

From a young age Ramsey worked at the Pacolet Cotton Mill. The Pacolet Mill was located in New Holland, Georgia and supplied housing to the families of it's employees. Ramsey was witness to the absolute destruction of New Holland from the great Tornado of 1903.^[10] On 22 Mar 1970, Ramsey passed away in Hall County, Georgia.^[11][1] He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery and Columbarium in Gainesville, Georgia.^[12]

Residence

1900

Anderson, Banks, Georgia.^[4]

1910

Carolina Street, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia.^[5]

1920

Victor Street, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia.^[7]

1930

West Main Street, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia.^[8]

1940

West Main Street, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch Ramsey Wilson, Mar 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch Ramsey Ozell Wilson, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins" Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 (1975).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Remsey O Willson in household of James A Willson, Militia District 465, Anderson Maysville town (part), Banks, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 8A, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,179.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch R*Sie Wilson, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 4B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 196; FHL microfilm 1,374,209.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Name: Remsey Wilson, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1907, Marriage Place: Hall, Georgia, USA, Spouse: Henrietta Cox, Spouse Gender: Female. Ancestry Record, Ancestry Profile, Free Ancestry Document View.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch Remsey O Wilson, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing ED 98, sheet 13B, line 62, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 261; FHL microfilm 1,820,261.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch[(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WC5-CPZ Ramsey O Wilson, Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States]; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 19B, line 86, family 477, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 368; FHL microfilm 2,340,103.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Ramsey O Wilson, Militia District 411, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-17, sheet 1A, line 22, family 7, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 682.
10. ↑ Personal recollection and conversation with Mildred Wilson Mingledorff on 6 June 2018. Notes written from the conversation and in the possession of Lucy (Wilson) Robinson.
11. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch Ramsey O Wilson, 22 Mar 1970; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hall, Georgia, certificate number 010118, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2020), memorial page for Ramsey O. Wilson (1884–1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #136777386, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Sonya Bayles (contributor 47141573).

See also:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch Ramsey Ozell Wilson, 1917-1918; citing Hall County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,557,073.